Tough Choices for Teachers

Ethical Challenges in Today's Schools and Classrooms

By (author) Robert Infantino, Rebecca Wilke

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Publication date:

16 March 2009

Length of book:

152 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781607090878

From lesson-planning to instructional practice to classroom management, teachers must make choices constantly and consistently. Somtimes these decisions are easy, but there are some decisions that are very difficult. Such delicate decisions often arise in the world of education and may be detrimental to one's career. Thoughtful decision-making should be part of every educator's daily experience. In Tough Choices for Teachers: Ethical Challenges in Today's Schools and Classrooms, Infantino and Wilke help student teachers, new teachers, and experienced teachers think more deeply about ethical concerns. The case studies included by the authors involve ethical dilemmas dealing with honesty, integrity, and proper professional behavior. Thinking through these scenarios based in actual situations, educators are trained in ethical decision-making processes and necessary skils for dealing with problems that arise in KD12 schooling.

Chapter 1 A Note to the Reader
Chapter 2 A Note to the Instructor
Chapter 3 Thinking about Ethics
Chapter 4 Approaches to Ethical Decision-Making
Chapter 5 Case One: The Truth and Its Consequences
Chapter 6 Case Two: Playing by the Rules
Chapter 7 Case Three: Time Constraints
Chapter 8 Case Four: Many Are Called, One Is Chosen
Chapter 9 Case Five: Property Matters
Chapter 10 Case Six: Credit and Where It Is Due
Chapter 11 Case Seven: Making the Grade
Chapter 12 Case Eight: Religion, Politics, and Delicate Curriculum Subjects
Chapter 13 Case Nine: Relationship Red Flags
Chapter 14 Case Ten: The Dating Game
Chapter 15 Case Eleven: Sex and the Single Teacher
Chapter 16 Case Twelve: Character Matters
Chapter 17 Epilogue

Tough Choices for Teachers is an engaging set of real-world cases that dramatically illustrate some of the difficult decisions educators are confronted with in their classrooms, schools, and communities. A frank discussion of the importance of theseethical challenges is a must for pre-service and in-service teachers who will lead our nation's classrooms in the twenty-first century....